Does solar home system promote entrepreneurship in off-grid areas?

Richard K Moussa1

  • 1Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (ENSEA), Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.

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|January 23, 2023
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